Boston vs Bristol - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Bristol
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3652
$2450
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8068
$5926
🏠 One person rent
$2548
$1538
🏘️ Family rent
$4099
$2689
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$596
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6190
$3490
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
91
😀 Quality of life
94
89
🏙️ Population
676K
472K

The cost of living in Boston is 49% more expensive than in Bristol. Cities ranked 27th and 941st ($3652 vs $2450) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 17th in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.4 months in Bristol. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Bristol ranked 43rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 71st and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Bristol

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Boston Bristol
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$7.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2890
$1579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2183
$1226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5272
$2856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3425
$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
4.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$7139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6005
$6269
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$3.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$21.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$8.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.3
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$82.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2782
$2145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27427
$24413

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2915
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2854
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2769
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2922
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2929
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2728
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2913
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2414
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2838
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2862
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2837
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2869
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3016
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2582
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2817
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2855
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2920
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2833

Cities near Bristol

Distance City Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Filton
$2166
17 km or 11 mi Bath
$2350
30 km or 18 mi Weston-super-Mare
$1838
32 km or 20 mi Newport
$1932
38 km or 23 mi Cwmbran
$1937
41 km or 26 mi Cardiff
$2105
48 km or 30 mi Barry
$1968
52 km or 32 mi Gloucester
$1900
57 km or 35 mi Swindon
$2038
60 km or 37 mi Taunton
$1942
61 km or 38 mi Cheltenham
$1827
64 km or 40 mi Merthyr Tydfil
$1744
68 km or 42 mi Hereford
$1885
69 km or 43 mi Salisbury
$2004
69 km or 43 mi Bridgend
$1971
83 km or 51 mi Dorchester
$2080
84 km or 52 mi Witney
$2126
86 km or 53 mi Worcester
$1696
86 km or 54 mi Port Talbot
$1812
88 km or 55 mi Neath
$1806
92 km or 57 mi Poole
$2401
93 km or 58 mi Abingdon-on-Thames
$2022
93 km or 58 mi Weymouth
$2088
95 km or 59 mi Bournemouth
$2099
96 km or 60 mi Swansea
$1764
98 km or 61 mi Oxford
$2495
98 km or 61 mi Christchurch
$2097
101 km or 63 mi Eastleigh
$2116
102 km or 63 mi Southampton
$2139
102 km or 64 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
105 km or 65 mi Exeter
$1946
105 km or 65 mi Redditch
$1716
105 km or 65 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Basingstoke
$2042
107 km or 66 mi Kidderminster
$1853
109 km or 68 mi Exmouth
$1963
109 km or 68 mi Banbury
$1795
111 km or 69 mi Llanelli
$1802
112 km or 69 mi Reading
$2346
115 km or 71 mi Warwick
$1951